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Claire Trenery is a Teaching Professor at the University of Leeds' School of History/Medieval Studies and previously affiliated with Queen Mary, University of London. She specializes in medieval madness, medicine, and hagiography, focusing on how medical ideas influenced miracle narratives. Her research examines the intersection of religion and medicine in medieval Europe, particularly through analyses of miracle collections like those of Saint Thomas Becket and Saint Bartholomew.
Her work explores themes such as demonic possession, the representation of mental illness in medieval texts, and the role of saints as healers. She holds a PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London, and her studies often integrate theological, medical, and social perspectives to understand medieval perceptions of health, mind, and body.
- Education: PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London
- Key Research Areas: Medieval Madness; Demonology in Miracle Texts; Saintly Healing; Medieval Medical Theory
- Public Engagement: Organized events like 'The Carnival of Lost Emotions' and interdisciplinary projects on medieval mental health.
Her articles analyze how medieval hagiographers blended medical knowledge (e.g., humoral theory, Salernitan texts) with spiritual explanations for mental disorders, highlighting the complexity of medieval understandings of 'madness.'
